QA Engineer

Greetings,

TechProjects is a rapidly growing System Integration (SI) and IT staffing company dedicated to providing exceptional value for our clients' time and investment. We offer IT services to a wide array of commercial clients, from small businesses to large corporations, across diverse industries including supply chain & groceries, healthcare, and financial services. Additionally, we serve government entities at the city, state, and other public sector levels, with a particular focus on social services, school systems, and higher education.

Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) ENGINEER

Location: NYC, NY (Hybrid 2 days onsite)

Duration: Long Term

Description:

The QA Engineer will work with the integration vendor to ensure adherence to client network server standards during the engineering and implementation phases.

Responsibilities include resolving technical issues, tracking processes, verifying documentation accuracy, and ensuring the final network design aligns with specifications.

The role involves reviewing installations, addressing errors, and confirming successful Internet connectivity before sign-off, which is required for vendor invoice submission.

Design review and implementation of network devices and connectivity to client enterprise network.

Key duties include:

• Design Review & Implementation: Review and implement network devices and connectivity for client's enterprise network.
• Engineering Support: Provide engineering support for network integrations, including reviewing proposed work plans throughout the infrastructure deployment process to ensure alignment with client network standards.
• Validation of Work: Validate completed work by the integrator, ensuring that the installation and documentation are correct and that services are fully implemented.
• As-Built Review: Review current school networks' As-Built designs in the NICE database and share them with integrators for upcoming integrations.
• Compliance Monitoring: Review final As-Built designs submitted by integrators to ensure they meet client's networking and integration standards.
• Troubleshooting: Use diagnostic methods to identify and resolve network malfunctions, offering remote support for network related issues arising from deployment activities.
• Integration Refresh: Work with the integrator on school infrastructure refresh projects, reviewing and approving work plan submissions for hardware and software installations.
• Real-Time Support: Provide real-time support to integrators during equipment installations at schools, assisting with troubleshooting wireless and network environment issues.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure consistent quality by developing and enforcing good, automated tools and validating processes and documentation.
• As-Built Approvals: Review and approve pre- and final As-Built documentation for work being implemented by the integrator.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Experience:

• 7+ years supporting network operations (routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, and network tech).
• 7+ years hands-on with Cisco switches (6xxx, 5xxx, 4xxx, 29xx, 19xx), routers (2951, 4xxx), firewalls (5555, 5516), and Cisco/Aruba wireless controllers.
• 7+ years hands-on with Cisco switches (C9K, 68XX, 4XXX, 29XX), routers (C8XXX, ISR 29XX, ISR 4XXX), firewalls (ASA 55XX, Firepower), and cloud-based device management.
• 4+ years working with large LAN/WAN infrastructure, communication protocols, and Cisco equipment.
• 3+ years configuring routing, switching, firewalls, and Wireless Access Management (WAM).
• 3+ years providing Level I, II, and III network support, especially WAM and LAN troubleshooting.
• 2+ years preparing detailed network configuration and status reports.
• 2+ years creating network diagrams and schematics using Visio.

Skills:

• Highly detailed and process-oriented, with a strong ability to identify and resolve issues efficiently.